Cocktailhire · People · Bars · Drinks
Book cocktail staff, staffed mobile bars or stocked packages across the UK. Options start at £270 for three staff hours, £595 for a staffed bar with glassware available to add, or £29 per guest for a four-hour stocked package (minimum 50 guests / £1,450). Travel is separate.
Planning quantities before choosing a service? Use the free party drinks calculator.
Choose staff at your counter, a staffed mobile bar with optional glassware, or a stocked package with the agreed supplies.
What Cocktailhire Does in 45 Seconds · 0:49
Watch Stu explain the service, then compare the options and read the page-specific details below.
| Service format | Starting price | What is supplied? | Who arranges ingredients? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartender or mixologist at your counter | £270 for 3 hours; £67.50 per extra hour | One bartender, working cocktail tools and your selected-menu shopping list after payment. | You arrange ingredients, ice, glasses and a suitable counter. |
| Bartender with a mobile bar; glasses available to add | From £595 for 3 hours | One 1.5m unit (£325) and one bartender (£270), with assembly and removal. Eight finishes; LED Gatsby needs two units. | You arrange ingredients and ice. Glassware hire is optional and charged separately. |
| Full stocked cocktail package | From £29 per guest for 4 hours; minimum 50 guests / £1,450 | Agreed bar, staff, selected cocktail ingredients, ice and glassware. Tier 2: £34 per guest; Tier 3: £39 for 4 hours. | Cocktailhire supplies the ingredients and equipment agreed in your package. |
Choose the staff, equipment and supplies you want included.
Cocktailhire supplies cocktail makers, mixologists and staffed mobile bars across the UK for home parties, weddings and company events.
Book staff for your own counter, add a mobile bar, or choose a stocked package with the agreed ingredients, ice and glassware. Postcode travel is itemised in your quote.
Your bartender prepares the working area and makes and serves your chosen cocktails during the booked hours.
Choose up to five drinks from our existing menu. With staff-only hire, you buy ingredients, ice and glasses using the shopping list; with a stocked package, we bring those supplies. Our team also assembles and removes any mobile bar you book.
Check the working space and supplies for your selected service.
Yes. A suitable kitchen island, home bar or counter can become the drinks station for a birthday, hen party, anniversary or dinner with friends.
You can book the people and hours you need without adding a mobile bar. For a garden party, agree a sheltered working position and access for preparation.
Agree access, service hours and responsibilities before you confirm.
We match the staff, bar positions and service hours to the venue and event timetable.
Tell us when guests arrive, where drinks will be served and what the venue already provides. A staffed mobile bar supplies a separate service point; a stocked package adds the cocktail ingredients, ice and glassware.
Start with your date, postcode, guest count and service hours to see an itemised quote.
Select staff-only hire if you already have the counter and can arrange supplies. Add equipment or a stocked package when you need them. Choose your cocktails once the service is established, then check the details and terms before confirming.
Book staff for your own counter, a staffed mobile bar, or a stocked cocktail package. Choose according to the space and supplies you already have.
One bartender and working tools for the first three service hours; extra hours are £67.50 per bartender.
You provide the counter, ingredients, ice and glasses.
From £270
Cocktail maker hire · Get an itemised quoteOne 1.5m bar unit and one bartender for three hours.
With two bartenders at that bar: £865. Ingredients, ice and glasses are arranged separately; extra staff hours are £67.50 per person.
From £595
Staffed mobile bar hire · Get an itemised quoteThe bar, staff, cocktail ingredients, ice and glassware.
Tier 1 is £7.25 per guest per hour. Minimum 50 guests and four hours: £1,450 before travel and agreed extras.
From £29 per guest for four hours
Stocked cocktail packages · Get an itemised quotePostcode travel and agreed extras are itemised in your quote. Review the service, inclusions and total before confirming.
Read selected genuine Google testimonials and the documented event records below.
These are selected testimonials from our Google Business Profile. Our overall Google rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 40 Google reviews.
Jennifer Pash
Google review ·
Communication was very good throughout the whole process, they turned up on time and our guests were really impressed!
Excerpt from a Google review
Kate May
Google review ·
Harry was fantastic, and the cocktails were flowing all night. Everyone had a great time, and it really made the party.…
Excerpt from a Google review
Sarah Kearns
Google review ·
I was very impressed with the whole service, and I will definitely be booking them again!
Excerpt from a Google review
Google review data checked on 1 November 2026.
Completed event
A completed mirror-bar installation at a Claridge’s wedding. This photograph shows Claridge’s; the separate Savoy record documents its own installation.
Completed event
A three-metre wooden bar for an after-work team event, with client-arranged ingredients and ice.
Completed event
Separate staffed bars on the ground and first floors of the Manchester store launch.
Read the separate Savoy mirror-bar installation record
See the photographed Amazon Manchester office bar and Represent Manchester store launch below, then read the separate event records for their documented details.
A three-metre wooden bar for an after-work team event, with client-arranged ingredients and ice.
See the office barSeparate staffed bars on the ground and first floors of a Manchester store launch.
See the two-floor setupRead clients’ own accounts of the staff and service they booked.
Read reviews on Google
Choose the service and drinks, receive the paperwork after payment, and have the team prepare before service starts.
Step 01
Choose the support your event needs: a cocktail bartender or mixologist alone from £270 for three hours, a bartender with a mobile bar from £595 with glassware available to add, or a full stocked package including ingredients from £29 per guest for four hours. Postcode travel is separate.
Step 02
Pick your drinks from the existing Cocktailhire menu, including Espresso Martinis, Pornstar Martinis, Spicy Margaritas, Mojitos, Palomas and Old Fashioneds. Your event menu is built from those selected drinks, with the eligible choices shown for your service or package.
Step 03
Once your payment is made—even if it is only a deposit to secure the date—your full booking paperwork release is sent straight to you. If you are supplying your own alcohol and mixers, you receive an itemised shopping list with direct clickable links to every ingredient: bottle counts, mixers, garnishes and ice quantities calculated to your guest count and chosen cocktails, for complete clarity about what to buy.
Step 04
Your bartender and mobile bar installation team, if booked, turn up early with ample time before your booked service hours. They build the bar and prepare the selected drinks, including chilling glassware, juicing or slicing garnishes, preparing syrups and setting the working station where needed, so they are ready to serve the first drink at your booked start time. Setup and preparation do not use your paid service hours.
Use one bartender per 50 guests and one 1.5m bar unit per 100 guests, rounding each division up. Up to two bartenders work behind one unit.
THE MOBILE BAR COLLECTION
Choose from eight finishes and compare straight, horseshoe and island layouts. LED Gatsby requires at least two bar units.
THE SAME FINISH, SIDE BY SIDE
Compare straight, horseshoe and island bars with their working footprints.
LED Gatsby is available for setups of two bar units or more.
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01 / STRAIGHT
A straight bar needs its ordered width by 1.5m floor depth.
02 / HORSESHOE
Allow the ordered width by 2.5m floor depth, with access at the back.
03 / ISLAND
Allow 5.5m by 3.5m for the island, central shelving and working area, plus guest circulation space.
Configurations shown for comparison, not to scale. Equipment and back-bar shelving depend on the arrangement booked.
Book 1 cocktail bartender for every 50 guests and, when hiring a mobile bar, 1 mobile bar unit (1.5m) for every 100 guests.
Up to 2 bartenders can work side-by-side behind each 1.5m unit.
| Guest Count | Bartenders Needed (1 per 50 Guests) | Mobile Bar Units Needed (1 per 100 Guests / up to 2 Staff Per Bar) | Bartender-Only Price (3 Hours) | Mobile Bar + Bartenders Price (3 Hours) | Full Package Including Ingredients (4 Hours from £29 per Guest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 50 Guests | 1× Bartender | 1× Bar Unit (1.5m total) 1 bartender across 1 bar unit; up to 2 per unit | £270 +£67.5 per extra hour | £595 £270 staff + £325 bar | £1,450 50-guest minimum at £29 per guest |
| 51 to 100 Guests | 2× Bartenders | 1× Bar Unit (1.5m total) 2 bartenders across 1 bar unit; up to 2 per unit | £540 +£135 per extra hour | £865 £540 staff + £325 bar | £1,479 to £2,900 £29 per guest for 4 hours |
| 101 to 150 Guests | 3× Bartenders | 2× Bar Units (3.0m total) 3 bartenders across 2 bar units; up to 2 per unit | £810 +£202.5 per extra hour | £1,460 £810 staff + £650 bars | £2,929 to £4,350 £29 per guest for 4 hours |
| 151 to 200 Guests | 4× Bartenders | 2× Bar Units (3.0m total) 4 bartenders across 2 bar units; up to 2 per unit | £1,080 +£270 per extra hour | £1,730 £1,080 staff + £650 bars | £4,379 to £5,800 £29 per guest for 4 hours |
| 201 to 250 Guests | 5× Bartenders | 3× Bar Units (4.5m total) 5 bartenders across 3 bar units; up to 2 per unit | £1,350 +£337.5 per extra hour | £2,325 £1,350 staff + £975 bars | £5,829 to £7,250 £29 per guest for 4 hours |
| 251 to 300 Guests | 6× Bartenders | 3× Bar Units (4.5m total) 6 bartenders across 3 bar units; up to 2 per unit | £1,620 +£405 per extra hour | £2,595 £1,620 staff + £975 bars | £7,279 to £8,700 £29 per guest for 4 hours |
| Every +50 / +100 Guests Above 300 | +1 Bartender per 50 guests | +1 Bar Unit (1.5m) per 100 guests | +£270 per 50 guests +£67.50 per additional bartender per extra hour | +£270 per 50 guests +£325 per 100 guests | £29 per guest (Tier 1) £34 per guest (Tier 2) £39 per guest (Tier 3) |
Divide the guest count by 50 for bartenders and by 100 for bar units, rounding each result up. Staff-only bookings use your suitable counter. The staffed-bar examples exclude ingredients, ice and glasses; glassware hire can be added. Stocked packages include the agreed bar, staff, cocktail ingredients, ice and glassware for at least 50 guests and four hours. Tier 2 is £34 per guest and Tier 3 is £39 per guest for four hours. Postcode travel is itemised separately. LED Gatsby requires at least two bar units, so the one-unit starting examples apply to other eligible finishes.
The total lengths shown are straight 1.5m modules. Allow the measured working depth and guest circulation for your selected straight, horseshoe or island layout; confirm separate bar positions and venue access in your booking.
Watch the short answers, then read the full written booking questions below.
Who Buys the Cocktail Ingredients? · 1:07
Stu explains that staff-only and non-package mobile bar bookings leave ingredient shopping with the client, with the list available after a deposit.
Does Bartender Setup Time Cost Extra? · 1:14
Stu explains that the service price allows for preparation, and the bartender aims to arrive before service starts.
What Is Included When You Hire a Cocktail Maker? · 1:36
Stu explains the working tools included with staff hire and how mobile bars and glassware relate to the items selected on the booking.
Confirm the date, postcode, guest count, service hours and who supplies the bar and drinks. The answers below cover the remaining practical booking details.
Start with the date, full event postcode, guest count and service hours. State whether you need staff at an existing counter, a staffed mobile bar or a stocked package. You can choose cocktails after establishing the service.
Choose up to five drinks from the existing Cocktailhire menu. The event menu uses your selected drinks. Stocked-package tiers have different eligible menu choices, shown in the booking system.
For staff-only hire, you provide ingredients, ice and glasses using the shopping list. Add glassware with a staffed mobile bar, or choose a stocked package with the agreed cocktail ingredients, ice and glasses included.
The coverage table links twelve regional service pages, including Manchester, London, Birmingham, Yorkshire and the South West. Cocktailhire operates nationally from Bury; the event postcode determines the separately quoted travel.
You need 1 cocktail bartender for every 50 guests (£270 per bartender for 3 hours, then £67.50 per additional hour per bartender) and, when hiring a mobile bar, 1 mobile bar unit (1.5m) for every 100 guests (£325 per unit). Up to 2 bartenders can work side-by-side behind one unit. Up to 50 guests need 1 bartender and 1 bar (£595); 51 to 100 guests need 2 bartenders behind the same single bar (£865). Round each guest-count division up: add 1 bartender per 50 guests and 1 bar unit per 100 guests. Postcode travel, glassware hire and other agreed extras are separate.
Once a payment has been made, even a deposit, your full booking paperwork is released. If you are arranging the ingredients, the itemised shopping list shows the quantities for your selected Cocktailhire drinks and direct ingredient buying links.
Preparation is arranged before the booked service starts. Your bartender arrives early enough for the agreed setup and preparation, so those tasks do not use your paid cocktail service hours. Confirm venue access and arrival arrangements in the booking.
Staff hire includes the bartender and working cocktail tools. You provide a suitable counter, ingredients, ice and glasses. A mobile bar and glassware can be added, or a stocked package can include the agreed equipment and supplies.
Postcode travel is itemised separately in your quote, along with any agreed extras. Review the service, supplies and final total before confirming.
The £595 starting example covers one 1.5m mobile bar unit and one bartender for three service hours. Ingredients, ice and glasses are separate; glassware hire can be added. A stocked package includes the agreed glassware.
These further answers retain the details relevant to this page.
Stocked packages have a minimum of 50 guests and four hours. Tier 1 is £29 per guest for four hours, Tier 2 is £34 and Tier 3 is £39. For 50 guests, Tier 1 starts at £1,450 before postcode travel and agreed extras.
LED Gatsby needs at least two units. The one-unit £595 staffed-bar starting example therefore applies to other eligible finishes.
Start with the event date, full postcode, full guest count and service hours. Choose staff at your counter, a staffed mobile bar or a stocked package, then review the itemised total and responsibilities.
Compare the regional guides and provide the full event postcode so travel and access can be included in your quote.
Cocktailhire provides cocktail bartenders and staffed mobile bars across the UK from Bury. Choose your regional page below; the full event postcode sets the separately quoted travel. Listed postcode districts are examples. Each linked regional guide contains its complete district list; the postcode index also accounts for districts requiring a full venue address.
| Regional service area | Towns, cities and areas covered | Example postcode districts | Regional booking information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester & Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester, Manchester, Salford, Bury, Unsworth, Whitefield, Prestwich, Bolton, Stockport, Altrincham, Hale, Bowdon, Sale, Didsbury, Chorlton, Oldham, Rochdale, Wigan, Trafford, Tameside | M1, M2, BL9 | Manchester & Greater Manchester service page |
| Cheshire | Cheshire, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Knutsford, Prestbury, Macclesfield, Chester, Nantwich, Crewe, Tarporley, Congleton, Warrington, Northwich | SK9, SK10, CH1 | Cheshire service page |
| London & Greater London | London, Greater London, Central London, Westminster, Mayfair, Marylebone, Soho, Covent Garden, City of London, Canary Wharf, Shoreditch, Hackney, Islington, Camden, Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Fulham, Putney, Wandsworth, Clapham, Battersea, Richmond, Wimbledon, Greenwich, Dulwich | WC2R, W1K, W1H | London & Greater London service page |
| Liverpool & Merseyside | Merseyside, Liverpool, Wirral, Southport, St Helens, Birkenhead, Formby, Knowsley, Sefton | L1, L2, CH41 | Liverpool & Merseyside service page |
| Leeds, Yorkshire & the North East | Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Leeds, York, Harrogate, Sheffield, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Halifax, Ilkley, Skipton, Wetherby, Ripon, Hull, Beverley, Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, North East England, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Darlington, Northumberland | LS1, YO1, HG1 | Leeds, Yorkshire & the North East service page |
| Birmingham & the West Midlands | West Midlands, Birmingham, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Edgbaston, Harborne, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, Dudley, Worcestershire, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Hereford, Shropshire, Shrewsbury, Telford, Staffordshire, Stafford, Lichfield, Cannock, Stoke-on-Trent, Warwickshire, Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon | B1, CV1, WV1 | Birmingham & the West Midlands service page |
| Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire | Surrey, Guildford, Woking, Farnham, Cobham, Weybridge, Esher, Epsom, Reigate, Dorking, Camberley, Berkshire, Windsor, Ascot, Reading, Maidenhead, Newbury, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Marlow, Beaconsfield, Amersham, Aylesbury, Oxfordshire, Oxford, Henley-on-Thames, Banbury, Bicester | GU1, GU2, KT13 | Surrey, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire service page |
| Kent & Sussex | Kent, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Maidstone, Canterbury, Whitstable, Ashford, Margate, Folkestone, Dartford, Medway, Rochester, Dover, West Sussex, East Sussex, Brighton, Chichester, Horsham, Crawley | ME14, CT1, TN1 | Kent & Sussex service page |
| Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire & East Anglia | Essex, Chelmsford, Brentwood, Shenfield, Loughton, Chigwell, Epping, Billericay, Colchester, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Hertfordshire, St Albans, Harpenden, Watford, Hertford, Bishop's Stortford, Stevenage, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Ely, Newmarket, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Bedford, Norfolk, Norwich, Suffolk, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds | CM1, CO1, AL1 | Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire & East Anglia service page |
| Lancashire & Cumbria | Lancashire, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Chorley, Lytham St Annes, Blackpool, Lancaster, Cumbria, Kendal, Windermere, Lake District | PR1, BB1, LA1 | Lancashire & Cumbria service page |
| Nottingham & the East Midlands | East Midlands, Nottingham, West Bridgford, Mansfield, Newark, Derby, Chesterfield, Bakewell, Peak District, Leicester, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Rutland, Oakham, Northampton, Towcester, Kettering, Lincoln, Grantham, Stamford | NG1, DE1, LE1 | Nottingham & the East Midlands service page |
| Bristol, the South West, Wiltshire, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight | South West England, Bristol, Bath, Salisbury, Amesbury, Wiltshire, Swindon, Devizes, Marlborough, Chippenham, Andover, Winchester, Southampton, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Romsey, New Forest, Petersfield, Farnborough, Fleet, Hampshire, Somerset, Taunton, Frome, Glastonbury, Yeovil, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Gloucester, Stroud, Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole, Dorchester, Christchurch, Devon, Exeter, Plymouth, Cornwall, Truro, Isle of Wight | BS1, BA1, SP1, SP10, SO23 | Bristol, the South West, Wiltshire, Hampshire & the Isle of Wight service page |
Enter your date, full postcode, guest count and service hours. Review the service, supplies and total before confirming.
Choose the page for the service you need: mobile bars, cocktail makers, mixologists, event bartenders, flair bartenders or stocked packages.
